Manicuring implement.



H. A. SBYMOURB.

MANIGUEING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 21, 1911.

1,072,046, Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

WITNESSES 'ITED STATMENT OFFICE.

HORACE A. SEYMOIiRE, or YoRK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR '10 ROLLER Po'LI'sHEIt001v:- PANY, on NEW YGRK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

MAN'rcunINe IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed July 21,1911. Serial No. 639,735.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE A. SuYMomm, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Manicuring Implement, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates in general to a new and improved form of manicuringimplement, and particularly relates to a buffer.

An object of my invention is to provide an article of theabove-described character which may be readily held in the naturalposition in the hand.

A further object of my invention is to provide a buffer of the aboveindicated character which may be readily and cheaply constructed and thedifferent parts of which may be easily replaced.

I attain the above outlined objects by making the buffer of acylindrical or substantially cylindrical shape and of a length to begrasped at its ends between the thumb and little finger.

With the above and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the present invention consistsin certain novel details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully'described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which simllar characters of refcrence indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a preferred embodiment of my invention, the de vicebeing covered with chamois, to form a buffer; Fig. 2 is a view similarto Fig. 1 but showing an outer covering of kid turned back to disclosethe internal construction, the device in this instance being used as apolisher; Fig. 3 is a view similar to the preceding figures but showinga buffer or enameler of a substantially rectangular configuration; Fig.4 is a transverse sectional view taken through either Fig. 1 or 2; andFig. 5 is a similar view taken through the disclosure shown in Fig. 3.

In order to form a cheap, readily constructed inner core 6, a section oftubular material, preferably of pasteboard, as, for

instance, a mailing tube, is cut the desired length, as shown in Fig. 4.This inner core me also be of the rectangular shape shown in 'ig. 5.About this inner core is wound a layer or layers of soft fabric or anysuitable matcrial. This will form a soft, pliable foundation for thecovering 8 of chamois or kid, depending upon whether the device is to beused as a buffer or as an enameler. As shown, this covering 8, isconstructed in the form of an open-ended tube of a length somewhatlonger than the length of the mailing tube 6 and its surrounding padding7. In order to form this covering with a smooth outer surface, the edges9 are folded back upon themselves, the abutting edges 10 of which aresewed together by means of a blind stitch. The protruding ends of thecovering 8 are forced into the open ends of the mailing tube 6 and areheld in place by means of a cap 11, which cap has a stem 12 fittingwithin the opening in the mailing tube 6, and a head 13 hearing on thepadding 7, the covering 8 and the end of the tube 6. a dished face 14,to fit the face of the thumb and little finger.

The device is held between the thumb and little finger of one hand,while the intermediate fingers rest on top of the covering 8, therebyforming a buffer or enameler which may be held in a natural position,and in which the fingers may exert a pressure upon the body of thedevice. The device in this position may readily be rotated, to bring newunused portions of the covering 8 into operative position.

If desired, a substantially rectangular buffer or enameler may beconstructed, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, by making the inner tube squarein cross section. The loose padding 7 will run off the edges so thatwhen the outer covering 8 is drawn over the padding 7, the device willhave the rounded edges 15 somewhat resembling in contour, thecylindrical device shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 but having flatintermediate working surfaces 16. If desired, instead of the form ofbutton shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a squareheaded button 17 may be used withpyramidal surfaces 18, or any other form of button which will form agripping surface disposed at an angle to a plane at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the buffer to facilitate the frictional retentionof the dc- This head has vice between the thumb and finger of thegripping hand.

lVhile a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described, it isto be understood that many changes could be made in the aboveconstruction and many apparently widely different embodiments of thisinvention could be made without departing from the scope thereof. It isintended that all matters contained herein in the above description orshown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense. It is also to'be understood that thelanguage used in the following claims is intended to cover the fullscope of the invention and is not to be given any narrower constructionthan the prior art demands, and that materials, sizes and relativitiesof parts are non-essential, except as called for in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a handleless manicuring implement, a buffer, comprising a tube, apadding inclosing said tube and of a length equal to the length of saidtube, a covering inclos ing said padding and of a length greater thanthe length of said padding and proj ecting beyond each end thereof, saidproject-- ing ends extending Within said tube, and a cap at each end ofsaid tube, said cap having a stem projecting within said tube andforcing the projecting ends of said covering into engagementwith thebore of said tube, said cap also having a head bearing on the end ofsaid padding and tube and of less diameter than the buffer, to 'holdbetween them a portion of said covering, said head havingfinger-retaining means thereon, whereby the implement may be heldbetween the thumb and'finger of one hand.

2[ In a handleless manicuring implement, a substantially cylindricalbuifer having a covering thereon, means at each end of the bufferadapted to retain said covering in place, said means consisting of caps,each cap having a concave dish-shaped outer face affording means bywhich the device may bedheld from slipping by a finger at each en 3. Ina handleless manicuring implement, an integral cylindrical hollow memberhaving a polishing covering thereon, said covering extending beyond andwithin the ends of said hollow member, and means closing the ends ofsaid member and holding said covering in position by forcing, said endscovering in opposite directions on said hollow member.

4. A handleless manicuring implement, consisting of a tubular member, acovering on said member having its opposite ends extending into theadjacent ends of said member, and a cap at each end of said member, saidcaps having stems projecting into said member, forcing the ends of saidcovering into engagemnt with said member, each of said caps having ahead bearing on an end of said member and covering, the bounding edgesof said caps being positioned within the outlines of said member andcovering, to prevent said caps contacting with the finger nail when thesame is operated upon.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HORACE A. SEYMOURE.

' Witnesses:

W. S. ORTON, JoHN P. DAVIS.

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Washington, I). G.

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